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| author | Won Chung <wonchung@google.com> | 2022-03-14 22:54:58 +0300 |
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| committer | Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> | 2022-04-27 10:51:57 +0300 |
| commit | 6423d2951087231706246f81851067f7f0593d4a (patch) | |
| tree | 7bef65f539da19fd619fa25ebf70015dd337ea59 /Documentation/ABI | |
| parent | ce753ad1549cbe9ccaea4c06a1f5fa47432c8289 (diff) | |
| download | linux-6423d2951087231706246f81851067f7f0593d4a.tar.xz | |
driver core: Add sysfs support for physical location of a device
When ACPI table includes _PLD fields for a device, create a new
directory (physical_location) in sysfs to share _PLD fields.
Currently without PLD information, when there are multiple of same
devices, it is hard to distinguish which device corresponds to which
physical device at which location. For example, when there are two Type
C connectors, it is hard to find out which connector corresponds to the
Type C port on the left panel versus the Type C port on the right panel.
With PLD information provided, we can determine which specific device at
which location is doing what.
_PLD output includes much more fields, but only generic fields are added
and exposed to sysfs, so that non-ACPI devices can also support it in
the future. The minimal generic fields needed for locating a device are
the following.
- panel
- vertical_position
- horizontal_position
- dock
- lid
Signed-off-by: Won Chung <wonchung@google.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220314195458.271430-1-wonchung@google.com
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/ABI')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-physical_location | 42 |
1 files changed, 42 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-physical_location b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-physical_location new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..202324b87083 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-devices-physical_location @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +What: /sys/devices/.../physical_location +Date: March 2022 +Contact: Won Chung <wonchung@google.com> +Description: + This directory contains information on physical location of + the device connection point with respect to the system's + housing. + +What: /sys/devices/.../physical_location/panel +Date: March 2022 +Contact: Won Chung <wonchung@google.com> +Description: + Describes which panel surface of the system’s housing the + device connection point resides on. + +What: /sys/devices/.../physical_location/vertical_position +Date: March 2022 +Contact: Won Chung <wonchung@google.com> +Description: + Describes vertical position of the device connection point on + the panel surface. + +What: /sys/devices/.../physical_location/horizontal_position +Date: March 2022 +Contact: Won Chung <wonchung@google.com> +Description: + Describes horizontal position of the device connection point on + the panel surface. + +What: /sys/devices/.../physical_location/dock +Date: March 2022 +Contact: Won Chung <wonchung@google.com> +Description: + "Yes" if the device connection point resides in a docking + station or a port replicator. "No" otherwise. + +What: /sys/devices/.../physical_location/lid +Date: March 2022 +Contact: Won Chung <wonchung@google.com> +Description: + "Yes" if the device connection point resides on the lid of + laptop system. "No" otherwise. |